Mia Latter Reveals Identity as Russell Brand Accuser

Latter, now 37, said she met Brand in London’s Leicester Square in 2006, when he was 30. She alleged that he pursued her after learning her age and that their relationship lasted about three months. She said he urged her to keep it secret from school friends, and that her parents tried to end it by taking her phone and grounding her.

Latter told the newspaper that Brand called her “the child” around members of his entourage and orally raped her toward the end of the relationship. The Sunday Times had described the alleged incident as sexual assault in its 2023 investigation, based on her initial account; Latter now calls it rape. She said the experience contributed to depression, frequent absences from school and her failure to complete her A-level studies.

She reported the allegation to the Metropolitan Police, but it was not included in Brand’s recent trial. Latter said prosecutors did not include her after Brand discussed their relationship in interviews with Megyn Kelly and Piers Morgan, reportedly because they did not want the trial to become “the Alice show.” She recalled being “devastated” and has decided not to continue with the criminal process, citing its effect on her and her family. The Metropolitan Police said its investigation remains ongoing and officers need to provide prosecutors with further information before a decision is made.

Latter is calling for changes to Britain’s age-of-consent laws, arguing that teenagers can be vulnerable to manipulation by significantly older adults. Brand previously described the relationship as “exploitative” and said he had “manipulated” consent. Latter rejected that account, saying consent obtained through manipulation cannot be freely given. Her allegations were not part of the charges in Brand’s conviction.

Brand was convicted on November 5 of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault involving four other women. On November 9, he was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison. He is serving the sentence at HMP Wandsworth in southwest London; reports have suggested he could be transferred to HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire.